New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-04
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A LETTER PUBLISHED II NEWARK WHICH p2ErrNDa

A LETTER PUNISHED II NEWARK WHICH P2ETrND3
TO BE AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY or HIN.
Yesterdays Ne,rark Daily JouIai cont ,ined hye.
column letter which purpOrs to be an anto,osraply Of
John Reginald Talbot Lord Courcnay, the clever coz
flence man who recently imposed upon many Newark
people Introduction TO this remarkable cpstls,
The JotG explains that after Talbot lett Newark last
Sunday he wrote to gentleman in that city asking him
not believe any OF those ridiculous stories, anu IN
viting him to dine the Clarendon, Brooklyn "i;u ito
swlndsr. The Newark replied with ret sal ~ SEQ
Talbot again Then. so me Journal al.eSe' came ths
alleged letter By The swnd.cr himself Tie following
are extracts from it
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t.rely erroneous. on are unjust J. Ar ft- 20 mt
n,iyiiut character unjust IN ny ao
~ unu. to Yourself ~ descending to u'r OF olpo
nv mis-. Ion IN lie The cuc1ten et 20 dsia 'euab,
for la6oi and must certainly that -re4ter
necessity oiort smaller comprer iAe.r
own neces'itics tiu tnon- yolr 'oci'y !e9e e"
Nov hayi "a ,en you ,lG a,t'15s, , S' y ..
some eateltaHmea' a4d irhng loan Der. 'A. ,.r,eI
and tlSt av, a,,uaci t as ven IS oti,r alr,. rm%
/. cl IN ami DE a,,sc~t.oas. sA. s-ovyou
lie borrow us stories y nav ;Ae as you pleas. lever
y TSca ,o1o Oh .r RE Glow Sca ra, .
ton Iuotco tnat ine gentlemen ~ ilo press yo1s
e.meAecl-r. ia Way mN delr fellow, DID, go. .o5.e y.
channels winch enable Yot 70 enjoy NY soc 'it. -
d .ra4u. tlc ell tHc.fa,'-' 90 N'li 70
- oo. tAc OH tV.trr a a." src o. Nv Doe Nch
81 the IuoO mia which httr t-l 10
travel under. dntt .fl ~tSrorl Nuii ,Ii' IT
John norton ~ D ms fame. during the ai"t " ~
school toys 50 that NY HUvou-Aife connrc, oN i'' A
suta..c. IL az thc tIgg school ih 80 mare te
acquaintance 90 - Leury Nane Tempest aht Marcus i.ie
forihO vi-l Ois AMI both bearing names ri 'l vi
also r,os4le Is havlns been hoaoFed by my ~Hpoa o1
occasion.
Gsasl.,t an orphan aul destitute 5000 na.,s ;T0n
homo. / shipped tAc brls Alpha aua k.lcl q man
gave Ann ldipper OF alcohol which H.. o.tMn for
sherry I lcprl % SAIL the yc,sc. 20 B.arN Ityer
Jtmlic.. ant ,leucc 10 Ncw-Norh There uec1me .
ccr, made - - week. used the = 'or log Sct money!
and H. the board h stand. >t. that BOG enough
for u whe wanted to move IN decent So'"'f toit
Courtehay spiuus intO bs X one day 90 tie outside ~
the ,untrl dock fence. and doomed @. ~ tle
Brevort House with TWO trunks AMI btr.F enough
- pay Tie hickman Courruty weat oINa 70 ll> 49,
cestrs Nails ~ tine feather ia 1874. AMI alr tt j be-
came installed lu couiO table ~ loln- Ams lcin,
s,u o. millionaire ialnr owner lie ""- ieeIt"l 90
the cAer side just - pci,Anty IS 'o"t.."'s Was" 81
this size.
AnI uoN. my dear boy must bid yol lo-- .ls'Ne.
% IL may he lu. day ami DC nay be i'rcYtt 30 ~
probability forever K,t~,lre tle git' oi re 'rl, "l
their lsttgo> dc tcnire~>e ami behave mr tn ne U.s. rt
your drvoi a trcnt-ict, TAI o,s dee l'u AcI
lc,. Wei, wait q moment TIL reflect
ON.
believe ne a. ever.
Your devoted Trend.
GLoAGE NONTG!rE GORDON